French rider Aude Biannic reveals she raced Paris-Roubaix whilst pregnant

French rider Aude Biannic (Movistar) has revealed that she raced the 2024 Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Tour of Flanders whilst pregnant, before finding out she was going to become a mother. Speaking to L'Équipe at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift,...

France Suspends Palestinian Refugee Programme After Discovering it Admitted an Antisemite

AFP — France said Friday it would suspend a programme receiving Palestinians from conflict-torn Gaza until an investigation into how a student accused of sharing antisemitic posts was allowed into the country was concluded. The move comes after...

France halts intake of Gazans over student's antisemitic posts

France said Friday it would suspend a programme receiving Palestinians from conflict-torn Gaza until an investigation into how a student accused of sharing antisemitic posts was allowed into the country was concluded. The move comes after...

French Navy’s second BRF ‘Jacques Stosskopf’ joins her new homeport

The second French Navy’s Jacques Chevallier-class (also known as ‘BRF’) replenishment tanker ‘Jacques Stosskopf‘ joins her new homeport of Toulon in southern France. French Navy press release The Jacques Stosskopf force supply ship (BRF), the...

Novak Djokovic among investors to buy a stake in second-tier French soccer club Le Mans

LE MANS, France — Novak Djokovic is part of a group of investors who have bought a stake in French second-tier soccer team Le Mans, along with ex-Formula 1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen. Le Mans said in a statement that they join other...

France Says It Cannot Save Contraceptives US Plans To Destroy

France said Friday it could not seize women's contraception products estimated to be worth $9.7 million that the United States plans to destroy, after media reports suggested the stockpile would be incinerated in the country. The contraceptives --...

Tour de France Femmes: Local hero Squiban claims back-to-back wins

Australia's Sarah Gigante has kept pace with the Tour de France Femmes leaders as France's Maeva Squiban delighted home fans with a solo victory in the seventh stage. The overnight victory was Squiban's second in two days, making her only the...

Turner returns to Revolution on loan from Lyon after transfer to French team from Nottingham Forest

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Turner is returning to his Major League Soccer roots as he looks to get back into position to compete for the starting job as U.S. national team's goalkeeper. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Turner is returning to his...

Hackers threaten to leak 'top-secret' data after allegedly attacking French navy

Cyber criminals claiming to have executed a substantial digital assault on French maritime defence contractor Naval Group have released 30 gigabytes of information, whilst threatening to continue disclosing crucial military secrets. The French...

Eloi Rolland: Parents of missing French teen return to New Zealand

In 2022, after the Covid-19 lockdowns and border closures that began just after the teen’s disappearance, his parents came to New Zealand in the hope of finding their son. Last month they returned, this time focusing their efforts on the South...

France pauses Gazan arrivals after student's anti-Semitic posts

All evacuations from Gaza to France have been temporarily suspended while authorities in Paris review how a Palestinian student who allegedly posted anti-Semitic messages online was allowed into the country. France has helped more than 500 people...

Djokovic among investors to buy stake in French soccer club Le Mans

LE MANS, France (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic is part of a group of investors who have bought a stake in French second-tier soccer team Le Mans, along with ex-Formula 1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen, the club said Friday. Le Mans...

Postcard from CannesHow the French Riviera turns Gulf in July

The restaurant on Cannes’ La Croisette boulevard didn’t require reservations, just first-come, first-served. Except for one table. A group of five men arrived and took their seats at that lone reserved spot, chatting easily with the waiter. It was...

Highlights: 2025 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 7

Newbuild: EDF Focuses In on French and UK Nuclear Projects

EDF appears to be focusing in on France and the UK as it nears a final investment decision (FID) on the construction of six planned EPR2 reactors in France. Construction of the Hinkley Point C project in the UK continues, and the UK government...

France carries out first aid airdrop in Gaza

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday France had carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, after UN-backed experts warn the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine. "Faced with an urgent...

Blue Jays’ France offers advice to hitters facing Varland: ‘Good luck’

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ty France discusses fellow new acquisition Louis Varland, who he played alongside on the Minnesota Twins, wishing hitters “good luck” when facing Varland since his stuff is so good.

Tour de France Femmes podium watch: race perfectly poised heading into decisive weekend

After a week of thrilling action, the Tour de France Femmes is about to encounter the major mountains, with the Col de la Madeleine (18.6km, 8.1%) and Col de Joux-Plane (11.6km, 8.5%) the literal high points of the final two stages of this year’s...

France and Germany boost aid to Gaza amid deepening humanitarian crisis

France has airdropped 40 tons of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Thursday. The aid, delivered from planes departing Jordan, included essential food, water, and medical supplies. "We must...

France confirms long-range strike capability of SAMP/T NG interceptor

France’s defense procurement agency has successfully completed a second development test of the ASTER 30 Block 1NT missile, confirming the long-range interception capabilities of the future SAMP/T NG ‘MAMBA’ air defense system being jointly...